Electric fence insulator



April 23, 1946. 1.. M. NEWBERN ELECTRIC FENCE INSULATOB Filed Sept. 15, 1944 lacy 11 Mw Patented Apr. 23, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ELECTRIC FENCE INSULATOR Lucy M. Newborn, Greene, Iowa Application Septemberv 15, 1944, Serial No. 554,292

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in electric fence insulators and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an insulator of this character comprising a bracket of unique construction whereby the device, through the medium of three conventional staples, may be so mounted on a post as to permit it to be readily removed when desired.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide an electric fence insulator of the aforementioned character wherein the complete bracket is formed from a single length of wire.

Other object of the invention are to provide an electric fence insulator which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efiicient and reliable in use and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation, showing an insulator constructed in accordance with the present invention mounted on a fence post.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a bracket which is designated generally by the reference character I. The bracket 1 is removably mounted on a post 2. Mounted on the bracket l is an insulator 3 of the type having a central bore 4 extending therethrough.

The bracket i is formed from a single length of suitable wire which is bent upon itself at an intermediate point in a manner to provide legs 5 which are inserted through the bore 4 of the insulator 3, said legs being joined, at one end, by a loop 6 at the bend, which loop said insulator 3 abuts. It will thus be seen that the loop 6 constitutes a stop for preventing the insulator 3 from, slipping off the elements 5.

One of the legs 5 terminates in a downturned end portion 1. The other leg 5 is bent in a manner to provide a substantially lateral arm 8 which terminates in an upturned hook 9.

To mount the device on the post 2, a pair of vertically aligned staples I0 and a laterally offset staple H are driven into said post. The staples Ill and II are not driven home in the post 2.

Rather, they are left protruding sufficiently to slidably receive the members I and 9. The member 1 of the bracket l is first inserted downwardly in the staples ID. The resilient arm 8 is then flexed downwardly for inserting the hook 9 in the staple H, after which said arm is released. The construction and arrangement is such that with the hook 9 engaged in the staple l l, the resilient arm 8 is under tension. In this manner the device is firmly secured in position on the post. Of course, to remove the insulator it is only necessary to substantially reverse the foregoing operation.

It is believed that the many advantages of an electric fence insulator constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

l. A device of the class described comprising a bracket formed from a single length of resilient wire and including a pair of horizontal, parallel legs, one of said legs terminating in a depending end portion, a substantially lateral, resilient arm on one end of the other leg, a hook on the free end of said arm, a loop joining the other ends of the legs, and a substantially tubular insulator mounted on the legs and having one end engaged with the loop.

2. A device of the class described comprising a bracket formed from a single length of resilient wire, the same forming a pair of parallel legs joined at one end by a looped portion of the wire, an axially bored insulator mounted on said legs, and at one end abutting and being held in place by said looped portion of the wire, one of said legs including an angular portion which is substantially elongated so as to extend some distance laterally beyond the end of the insulator mounted on the parallel portions of the legs and the other leg extending in a different direction in angular relation to the other leg extension, said second mentioned leg extension having its end portion turned to form a hook.

3. An insulator bracket formed of wire as set forth in claim 2 wherein the one straight angular leg extension is slidably mountable in a guide provided therefor on a post and the hooked end portion of the other leg extension is slidably engaged in a holding receiver on the post with the second mentioned leg extension placed under reactive tension to hold the device in place.

LUCY M. NEWBERN. 

